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SUMMARY:Gary Davies: Straight Back To The 80’s
LOCATION:Kanteena
DESCRIPTION:80’s…… We all love the 80’s and who better to bring int
 o town than the man\, the myth\, the legend….. Gary Davies. Expect some 
 wild shirts\, bad dance moves\, stunning make up\, stonking hangovers and 
 walk around dancers BUT make no mistake\, there will be no room to dance a
 round handbags though\, grab your tickets quick for this one to avoid disa
 ppointment!! Gary Davies is still pinching himself. His childhood dream to
  work for BBC Radio not only came true\, but it teed up a 40-year career i
 n music. That career came full circle in 2018 after an amazing audience re
 sponse to him sitting in for both Sara Cox and Steve Wright on Radio 2. In
  May of that year\, he was asked to take the helm of the BBC Radio 2’s c
 oveted Sounds of the 80s Show full time. It had been 23 years since he lef
 t his Radio 1 show\, but his passion and knowledge remained undimmed. The 
 perfect choice to host Sounds of the 80s\, Davies’ star was at its peak 
 in those heady days when he discovered and championed many of the acts tha
 t he now plays out on the show. He was one of the first to offer mainstrea
 m support to the likes of U2\, Chris Rea\, Deacon Blue\, Tears For Fears a
 nd Simple Minds. Gary Davies and his show in some ways defined the sounds 
 of the 80s as he constantly sought out new music. As well as playing the h
 uge hits\, he also found space for more unusual acts\; discovering the Gyp
 sy Kings whilst on holiday in Ibiza and playing them on his radio show whi
 ch led to them getting a UK record deal. Beginning his career at Piccadill
 y Radio in Manchester\, Gary’s reputation blossomed\, and he got his big
  break at Radio 1 in 1982. He started on a late-night weekend show but bef
 ore long had taken over the lunchtime show\, which he called ‘The Bit In
  The Middle’. There was plenty of freedom around the playlist and he was
  in his element in those high octane\, innovative years seeking out the br
 ightest and best music for his audience. His popularity surged and he was 
 soon gigging most nights of the week across the country on top of his pres
 enting duties. As well as being heard daily on the nation’s radios\, he 
 was a regular presenter on the iconic Top Of The Pops\, hosting the TV sho
 w more often than any other DJ in the 80s. A true household name\, his ‘
 Woo Gary Davies’ jingle was known universally and his self-coined catchp
 hrase\, ‘Young\, Free and Single’\, captured his carefree and easy rap
 port with the audience\, the stars and the music. By 1992\, Gary had moved
  to the weekend breakfast show on Radio 1\, but changes were afoot and by 
 the following year his time at the BBC was over. He started his own music 
 company\, Good Groove\, which specialised in what he always did best\, fin
 ding great undiscovered new music and connecting the public with it. He di
 scovered Corinne Bailey Rae and many more successful songwriters. Good Gro
 ove continues to be a success\, but in 2017 everything changed. A guest ap
 pearance on Simon Mayo’s show\, led to him sitting in for Sarah Cox on S
 ounds of the 80s and then for Steve Wright. Gary’s own love of radio had
  been reignited\; he had the radio bug again. Back in the thick of it\, he
 ’s loving being a DJ again\, not only through hosting Sounds of the 80s 
 on Radio 2\, but also\, once again taking his own DJ sets out on the road
 \, just like he did before. There’s a real love for the decade’s music
  and for him it’s truly personal. “The 80s were the most memorable day
 s of my life. I helped pioneer so many 80s records and still have huge lov
 e for the most creative decade in music.” The dream continues.\n\nBoleto
 s: https://www.fatsoma.com/e/i3zyhpqs/gary-davies-straight-back-to-the-80-
 s
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